OKLAHOMA CITY - The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma on Monday filed suit seeking to have a monument displaying the Ten Commandments removed from the Capitol grounds.

"When the government literally puts one faith on a pedestal, it sends a strong message to Oklahomans of other faiths that they are less than equal," said Ryan Kiesel, ACLU of Oklahoma executive director.

Plaintiffs in the suit filed in Oklahoma County District Court are Bruce Prescott of Norman, James Huff of Oklahoma City, Donald Chabot of Oklahoma City, and Cheryl Franklin of Enid. The Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission is the defendant.

Two men step up to get a close look at this seven-foot-tall granite monument of the Ten Commandments after it was erected on the north side of the state Capitol grounds Thursday morning, Nov. 15, 2012. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman